New England was commissioned by The Royal Shakespeare Company and was first performed by them on November 23, 1994, at the Pit in the Barbican, London. It was directed by Peter Gill; the design was by Hayden Griffen, the music was directed by Terry Davis; it was produced by Lynda Farran, the stage manager was Jane Pole, the deputy stage manager was Caroline Beale and the assistant stage manager was Lynda Snowden. The cast was as follows:
ALFRED/HARRY BAKER |
David Burke |
GEMMA BAKER |
Diana Hardcastle |
ELIZABETH BAKER |
Selina Cadell |
PAUL BAKER |
Duncan Bell |
SOPHIE BAKER |
Annie Corbier |
ALICE BERRY |
Angela Thorne |
TOM BERRY |
Mick Ford |
New England was subsequently produced by The Manhattan Theatre Club (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director; Barry Grove, Executive Director) in New York City, on October 17, 1995. It was directed by Howard Davies; the set design was by Santo Loquasto, the costume design was by Jennifer von Mayrhauser, the lighting design was by Richard Nelson, the sound design was by Mark Bennett and the stage manager was Franklin Keysar. The cast was as follows:
ALFRED/HARRY BAKER |
Larry Bryggman |
GEMMA BAKER |
Allison Janney |
ELIZABETH BAKER |
Mia Dillon |
T. Scott Cunningham |
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SOPHIE BAKER |
Margaret Whitton |
ALICE BERRY |
Penny Fuller |
TOM BERRY |
Tom Irwin |